MEICA Project Manager

Carmichael UK; Falmer; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Carmichael UK is seeking a MEICA Project Manager to lead complex water projects in East Sussex. You will manage MEICA installation, NEC contract administration, risk and change control, and ensure delivery on time and within budget.

A strong focus on safety, collaboration with clients and teams, and driving continuous improvement are essential to success. Experience in MEICA, leadership, and ability to interface with design and construction teams will be valued as part of a multi-project

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills; able to lead Barhale MEICA teams and external partners.
• Team player with ability to coordinate project activities with clients’ consultants and 3rd parties.
• Good organisational skills and a methodical approach focused on client, customer, and quality.
• Strong leadership qualities with problem-solving abilities to drive project delivery.
• Able to work independently or as part of a team under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Proactive attitude with willingness to support team members as required.
• Attention to detail and commitment to high standards across multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead MEICA project delivery from inception to completion with NEC contract administration.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage programme, cost control, and procurement activities.
• Maintain safe working practices and promote a positive safety culture.
• Communicate project status clearly to stakeholders and clients.
• Manage risks, change events, and interdependencies across projects.
• Develop and sustain key relationships with clients, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Ensure outputs meet time, cost, and quality targets.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team coordination

Organisational skills

Leadership

Time management

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Degree or equivalent (foundation degree HND, HNC)

Job description

Carmichael are seeking a MEICA Project Manager to join the ream working on Water Projects based in East Sussex.

The Role

As a MEICA Project Manager, you will provide experienced leadership and demonstrable MEICA installation expertise to successfully deliver projects from inception through to completion. You will be responsible for managing projects in accordance with NEC contract requirements, ensuring the proactive identification and management of risk, robust change control, and effective management of commercial obligations.

You will be accountable for ensuring all works are delivered safely, to specification, on programme and within budget. A strong focus on achieving safety targets is essential, with a zero‑tolerance approach to unsafe working practices or behaviours. You will lead and actively engage project delivery and construction teams to promote a positive safety culture and drive successful project outcomes.

Working collaboratively with clients, subcontractors, designers and internal teams, you will plan, coordinate and manage MEICA project activities in compliance with NEC processes. This includes programme management, early warnings, compensation events, cost control and timely decision‑making to protect both Barhale’s and the client’s interests. You will ensure clear, accurate and timely communication of project information throughout the project lifecycle.

You will take ownership of customer satisfaction by maintaining strong client relationships and clear lines of communication, while ensuring quality is achieved at every stage of delivery. You will also support continuous improvement by driving efficiencies, managing technical and delivery interfaces, and ensuring lessons learned are captured and embedded.

Barhale’s projects vary significantly in value, complexity and duration, ranging from established frameworks to bespoke schemes and emergency works. These include, but are not limited to installation/upgrades of MCC’s, control and instrumentation, chemical dosing systems, and water and wastewater process plant. With project values typically ranging from £200k to £10m, you will play a key role in managing MEICA elements of work, ensuring effective NEC contract administration and delivering a consistently high standard of project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Proficient technical skills in field and sector, a proven leader of staff and operatives.
• Managing and reporting operational and financial targets, programme management and supply chain management including procurement and performance.
• Leadership in Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion and a team player, interfacing with the design team, construction team and all stakeholders.
• The ability to select & manage innovative methods, use of materials & safe systems of work.
• Effective communication with senior management, designers, consultants, clients, architects, and project teams on technical matters.
• Provide quality outputs to time, quality, and cost, that enable programmes to achieve their outcomes.
• Ensure that all staff on their projects develop their expertise to a world-class standard.
• Management of contractors and key suppliers, particularly design ensuring quality of delivery and their committed resource requirements across the projects, ensuring quality of output and value for money.
• Manage communication and engagement with project stakeholders, developing and maintaining key relationships and working in partnership to resolve problems to benefit operational policing.
• Work with local project/change teams to ensure consistency of project delivery approach.
• Build and sustain capacity and capability within the project team to deliver the programme workstream effectively and efficiently.
• Be the key point of contact between the project and the programme.
• Lead non-complex and complex projects, including set-up, management, and delivery, ensuring that the project delivers on time, cost and quality and meets all technical delivery processes, standards and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate the project its design & interdependencies, working closely with the project leads for the other projects within the programme.
• Identify, manage, and resolve risks, track, and manage costs and benefits, provide reports as required, and ensure all outputs meet programme requirements.
• Manage project related dependencies.
• Identify resource requirements and undertake related activities.
• Manage stakeholder communications and key messages for the project.
• Manage project-level resources to ensure project outputs are delivered on time, cost and quality.

About you

Essential

• Excellent communication skills harnessing the ability to effectively manage our Barhale MEICA team, 3rd parties and Barhale MEICA & Civil clients.
• A team player with the ability to co-ordinate project-related activities with clients’ consultants and 3rd parties.
• Good organisational skills
• Methodical approach with a clear focus on client, customer, and quality.
• Strong leadership qualities and a natural problem solver.
• Ability to work well within a team as well as individually.
• Able to prioritise a varied workload and demonstrate good time management to comply with deadlines.
• Able to work in a busy environment under pressure.
• Possess a “can do” attitude and can provide support to other members of the team as required.
• Methodical, and organised, with excellent attention to detail.

Desirable

• Degree or equivalent (foundation degree HND, HNC)
• Experience (10 years+) operating as a Project Manager managing and delivering multiple projects of varying complexity & value.
• Member of the APM, APM certified or equivalent (or experience-based)
• SMSTS / SSSTS qualification.
• CSCS card qualification.
• First Aid qualification (optional).
• 5-day SMSTS